Qudos Insurance declared bankrupt, Danish fund to compensate – Insurance Business

The Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court has officially declared the bankruptcy of Qudos Insurance. Following this development, the non-life insurer whose operations were not only in Denmark but also in France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Norway, Sweden, and the UK is now part of the failed firms list provided by British compensation fund…

Opinion | Self goal of 29A harming the promise of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code – Moneycontrol.com

Richa Roy and Zubin Mehta On the second anniversary of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Code) many of its achievements deserve celebration including fostering credit discipline and improving upon a culture of impunity. And yet, there has been a gamut of reactionary amendments to the Code, the intent and timing of several of which raise…

Higher interest rates pushing more Canadians to seek debt relief as business booms for insolvency trustees – Financial Post

People who make a living guiding others through bankruptcy in Canada say theyve never been busier. Record debt burdens, rising borrowing costs and, in some cases, bigger payday loans are driving many Canadians to seek relief, according to several licensed insolvency trustees who spoke to Bloomberg. They say November was their busiest on record, and…

Barristers and solicitors reappointed to insolvency practitioners complaints panel – Irish Legal News

Published 20 December 2018 Six solicitors and four barristers have been reappointed to the Personal Insolvency Practitioners Complaints Committee panel for five years. The Department of Justice and Equality wrote to all 18 members of the inaugural panel, established under section 177 of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012, to ask them if they were…